Hugh Harris Anderson Papers, 1944-1950

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Summary

Creators:
Anderson, Hugh Harris
Abstract:
Hugh Harris Anderson was a member of the Friends of the American Way and the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play. He assisted Japanese Americans in Southern California at the time of the evacuation and post-World War II resettlement. He also served as advisor in the Colorado River Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona. The collection consists of correspondence, documents, and miscellaneous printed materials related to Anderson's involvement with the activities of the Friends of the American Way and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, documents, and miscellaneous printed materials related to Hugh Harris Anderson's involvement with the activities of the Friends of the American Way and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Anderson was a longtime resident of Pasadena, California; he was a member of the Friends of the American Way and the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play; he assisted Japanese Americans in Southern California at the time of the evacuation and post-World War II resettlement; he also served as adviser in the Colorado River Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence re the Friends of the American Way, May 1944-December 1950.
  2. Documents and printed materials related to the Friends of the American Way, ca. 1944-45.
  3. Bank statements and cancelled checks of the Friends of the American Way, September 1944-July 1946.
  4. Miscellaneous financial records of the Friends of the American Way, 1944-46.
  5. Documents, records, photographs, and other materials related to the Hagiwara family's evacuation loss claims on the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, ca. 1942-49.
  6. Documents on the Agricultural Communities Foundation.
  7. Miscellany.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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